Last
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11/1/04
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LEARNING - Discussions |
Objective:
How to use Discussions. Discussions allows for
asynchronous communication. This means that one
person can post a message at 2:00PM (for example)
and another person can respond at a later time.
Individuals do not have to be in Discussions
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To
Add a Thread or Reply to a Message |
1. Click
on Discussions.
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| 2. You can read the Discussion message,
and then click on the subject line to respond. |
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Click on "Add New
Thread" to start a thread of messages
(usually a new topic), or click "Reply" to
respond to a message posting. |
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| 4. Type in a subject and
message. |
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5.
To add an attachment, click the "Browse" button
at the bottom of your message. This will open a box
that will show you the files on your hard drive (your
Desktop, 3 1/2 floppy, CD, etc.). Click on the file
that you want to attach. Click "Open."
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Click "Submit." |
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Understanding
the Options Available to You in Discussions |
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- New
Messages - When you click on Discussions,
you will see "New" message
indicated if new messages have been added.
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- View
All Messages - If all of the messages
are not showing, click "View
All Messages."
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- To Open the Options bar, click
on the red arrow.
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- The
Options bar allows you to select or unselect
messages to mark as "Read" or "Unread." You
can "Select All" and click "Collect" to
compile your messages. You can now scroll
down to read them.
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- To
Expand All/Collapse All/Search - Message
threads can be expanded or collapsed
to the first posted message. The "Search" option
allows you to find a specific message by
entering key information.
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- Sort
Messages - Messages can be reorganized
to group by "Author," "Date," or "Subject."
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